The Most Extreme Adventures in the World

Saturday 29th of February 2020

The Most Extreme Adventures in the World

For those who are into bold and thrilling adventures instead of relaxing calm vacations, CNN Travel puts together a list of the Earth’s most extreme adventures.

Running of the bulls: Spain

Every July, Pamplona offers an exciting chance to get gored. While deaths at this event in Spain are relatively rare, the risk of getting injured is very real, with 35 people hurt in 2019.

The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race: Alaska

It takes at least eight days to complete the 1,000-mile journey which generally features falling snow, high winds and temperatures dropping to -50 C (-58 F).

Chernobyl tours: Ukraine

The site of the 1986 nuclear power plant disaster has become an unexpected tourist attraction. Bizarrely, one of its chief pulls is a chance to see an array of wild animals ignoring the after-effects of nuclear fallout to thrive in humanity's absence.

The Door to Hell: Turkmenistan

Also known as the Gates of Hell or, less colorfully, the Darvaza crater. You won't find anything else like it in Central Asia.

Extreme surfing: Teahupo'o, Tahiti

Considered to be home to both the world's heaviest and deadliest waves, it's the ultimate in high-risk, high-reward surfing.To ride these waves is a once-in-a-lifetime experience, but to fail is to risk a truly horrific wipeout.